Ejike George, a former attorney for Ejike George, Rivers, revealed the reasons for his recent resignation from the Rivers State judiciary, saying he was not trained to be prompted from the military chief executive.
“I just said I can’t get instructions from military administrators. I can’t,” he said.
President Bola Tinubu announced the appointment of Deputy Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (RTD) as the sole executive of Rivers State on March 18, 2025, after he declared a state of emergency at Rivers State University and suspended Gov. Siminalayi Fubara, Lt. Gov. Ngozi Odu, Ngozi Odu and Rivers State House of Cassionbly houses of Cassionbly houses.
The president canceled his decision in Article 305 of the 1999 Constitution, saying he could not continue to pay attention to Rivers’ escalation without taking any action.
Recall that Ibas was the chief of the Navy from 2015 to 2021.
The former magistrate condemned the president’s decision, saying there was no crisis in Rivers State, guaranteed suspension of Fobara and others and introduced military style rule.
“It’s not fair to the people of Rivers. My reason for resigning is simply because I can’t adapt to the military ruling introduced by the reasons that the sole administrator is.
“As a magistrate, our court is the court of summary jurisdiction. Our lawsuit is not guided by the constitution of the country. In this case, it means I will pick up the order from the employer of the Chief Justice of Rivers.
“In turn, we take some level of instructions from the governor; that would be the elected governor, as the chief security officer of the country.
He said: “I just said I can’t get instructions from military administrators. I can’t. During my 16 years in the judiciary in the River State, I’ve received instructions from civilian administrators. I don’t know how I’m going to adapt and now start taking instructions from military administrators. I find it strange.”
He also accused the Rivers National Judicial Commission, which claimed that instead, he should voluntarily retire without resigning
